Loudest intake for the n55?

xnick101 · 09-08-2020, 11:13 AM

I know intakes don't add any power. But what's the loudest intake for these cars? I want allllll the glorious noises possible.

inb4 the roast

thejeremyman9 · 09-08-2020, 11:18 AM

Send it with no air filter an no intake just a open turbo inlet.

Kidding, but the CTS turbo is supposedly pretty loud, and its the only one I am aware of with a properly designed MAF housing, so that's probably the one i would go with if i wanted to make noise and not get a CEL or negatively impact MAF readings.

Joeirl92 · 09-08-2020, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by thejeremyman9

Send it with no air filter an no intake just a open turbo inlet.

Kidding, but the CTS turbo is supposedly pretty loud, and its the only one I am aware of with a properly designed MAF housing, so that's probably the one i would go with if i wanted to make noise and not get a CEL or negatively impact MAF readings.

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Originally Posted by xnick101

I know intakes don't add any power. But what's the loudest intake for these cars? I want allllll the glorious noises possible.

inb4 the roast

I can confirm this: Absolutely love the noises coming from my CTS Turbo. My buddy even regrets selling me his CTS and going with Dinan because the sound just isn't the same anymore haha

jv004 · 09-08-2020, 12:17 PM

I can confirm CTS turbo intake is the loudest.

xnick101 · 09-08-2020, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thejeremyman9

Send it with no air filter an no intake just a open turbo inlet.

Kidding, but the CTS turbo is supposedly pretty loud, and its the only one I am aware of with a properly designed MAF housing, so that's probably the one i would go with if i wanted to make noise and not get a CEL or negatively impact MAF readings.

Oooooo no CEL?! Sold just from that. That was my next question

Pussiwillow · 09-08-2020, 08:57 PM

From what I gather the mst inlet helps with noise to, I wonder how it would sound paired with the CTS intake

thejeremyman9 · 09-08-2020, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Pussiwillow

From what I gather the mst inlet helps with noise to, I wonder how it would sound paired with the CTS intake

MST inlet increases the "suction" part of the turbo noise, but not so much the "whoosh" from the DV dump.

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Pussiwillow Major 521 Rep 1,148 Posts Drives: Alpine white 2014 335i msport Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Arizona iTrader: (2)	From what I gather the mst inlet helps with noise to, I wonder how it would sound paired with the CTS intake
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